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Ranchi: The first ODI match between India and South Africa is going on in Ranchi. In this match, the main batsman of the Indian team, Rohit Sharma performed brilliantly and broke an important record of Shahid Afridi.

Rohit broke Shahid Afridi’s record of hitting most sixes in ODI cricket. He hit 3 consecutive sixes in this match and with this he completed his 350 sixes in ODI cricket, due to which he left Afridi behind.

Breaking Rohit Sharma’s record

Rohit came to open with Yashasvi Jaiswal in this match. While Jaiswal was out early, Rohit continued his strong batting and formed a partnership with Virat Kohli. He completed his half-century and then hit another six to become the batsman with the most number of sixes in ODI cricket. Now 352 sixes are registered in the name of Rohit Sharma.

Rohit needed 3 sixes

Before playing in Ranchi, Rohit Sharma had 349 sixes in his name. He needed 3 sixes to break Afridi’s record. Rohit scored a half-century against the African team by hitting three sixes and left Afridi behind, who has 351 sixes in his name.

Score of more than 50 for the third consecutive time

Rohit Sharma has once again proved his consistency by scoring more than 50 runs for the third consecutive time. Earlier, he scored a half-century in the second ODI against Australia and then played a century in the third match. In this match also he scored more than 50.

Rohit Sharma’s innings of 57 runs

Rohit Sharma batted brilliantly but missed scoring a century. In this match, he scored 57 runs in 51 balls, which included 5 fours and 3 sixes. Along with this, this is the 60th fifty of his ODI career.